Manbarra

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The Manbarra people are the original inhabitants of Palm Island, Queensland Australia.[1]

It is estimated that the Manbarra people were about 200 people at the time of Cook's visit, by the end of the 19th century it had been reduced to about 50, apparently because many had left the islands to go fishing for bêche-de-mer with Europeans.[1] In 1909 the Chief Protector of Aborigines visited the Island, apparently to check on the activities of Japanese pearling crews in the area, and reported the existence of a small camp of Aborigines.

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  1. ^ a b Administrative Appeals Tribunal (15 March 2004). The Manbarra People and Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority and Anor (2004) AATA 268. Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII). Retrieved on 2007-02-04., paragraph 10
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